Pre-Release Access to Official Statistics: Public Opinion of Forestry, Wales

Introduction The Forestry Commission’s arrangements for pre-release access to Official Statistics are described in a Pre-Release Access Statement¹.

This document supplements the statement by giving the names and/or job titles of all those persons to whom pre-release access has been granted to Public Opinion of Forestry, Wales. The report covers 2 forms of pre-release access:

- Part 1 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access to the Official Statistics in their final form for briefing purposes. As this is a release covering the UK, the pre-release access period is limited to 24 hours.

- Part 2 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access for quality assurance purposes.

The justification for giving advance access to each listed recipient will be available on request.

Sheila Ward Forestry Commission Lead Official for Statistics Updated June 2019

¹ [www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/about-our-statistics/code-of-practice/pre-release-access-to-official-statistics/](http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/about-our-statistics/code-of-practice/pre-release-access-to-official-statistics/) Part 1: Pre-release access to final form (5 Days) (last updated June 2019)

Welsh Government:

- PS First Minister
- PS Minister for the Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
- PS Minister for Finance and Trefnydd
- PS Permanent Secretary
- Peter Greening, Head of Cabinet Division
- Daniel Butler, Special Adviser
- Tim Render, Director for Land, Nature and Forestry Division
- Gian Marco Currado, Director for Environment and Marine
- Ceri Witchard, Deputy Director for Land, Nature and Forestry Division
- Elizabeth Lyon, Head of Forest Resources Policy Branch
- Scott Dewis, Forest Resources Knowledge Data and Statistics Manager
- Hazel Sisley, Forest Resources Policy Support Manager
- Glyn Jones, Chief Statistician
- Stephanie Howarth, Head of Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Statistics
- Heledd Owen, Head of Communications and Marketing, Natural Resources Dept
- Uzo Iwobi, Special Adviser for Strategic Communications
- Simon Jenkins, Head of News

Natural Resources Wales:

- Ruth Jenkins, Head of Natural Resource Management Policy
- Richard Cardwell, Senior Statistician
- Michelle van Velzen, Sustainable Land Management Team Leader
- Melanie Meaden, Strategic Forestry Adviser
- Chris D Jones, Senior Tree Protection and FR Manager
- Susan Williams, Head of Social Science

Forest Research:

- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive
- Clare Parker, Head of Communications Part 2: Pre-release access for quality assurance (last updated June 2019)

Welsh Government:

- Elizabeth Lyon, Head of Forestry Resources Policy Branch
- Scott Dewis, Forest Resources Knowledge Data and Statistics Manager
- Hazel Sisley, Forest Resources Policy Support Manager

Natural Resources Wales:

- Chris Jones, Senior Tree Protection and FR Manager
- Melanie Meaden, Strategic Forestry Adviser
- Richard Cardwell, Senior Statistician
- Susan Williams, Head of Social Science

Forest Research:

- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive
- Chris Quine, Chief Scientist
- Nicol Sinclair, Head of Inventory, Forecasting & Operational Support (IFOS)
- Tom Jenkins, Head of Forest Research (Wales)